False friends: Spot the false cognate!

Over the years, English has assimilated many words from French. While some of these English and French words may still look alike, they often have different meanings. In English, these words are known as false cognates; in French, we call them faux amis.

In the questions below, avoid “false friends” and choose the correct word to fill the blank.

1. Yasmina failed the entrance exam last year, but she will try her Placeholder for the answer once again this year.
2. All students must Placeholder for the answer the new school regulations.
3. I work for an environmentally friendly Placeholder for the answer.
4. Alex was going to meet up with us later in his Placeholder for the answer car.
5. That child is driving me crazy. I just can’t Placeholder for the answer him anymore.
6. Our picnic was cancelled because of rain. What a Placeholder for the answer!
7. The man was shabbily dressed and did not look Placeholder for the answer.